Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-19
VETERANS AT LYNN.
TIE CITY OF SHOES ENTERTAINING
LEE CAMP.
A Grand Recsption-rhe speeches-Ihe
Address OF weleome-scenes
and Incidents.
rspecIal telegram to the Dispatch

extending her hOspitalilI 10 tht NlsltDI-
from The South. There i m entire suS.
pension Of business all over the city, and
thousands throng the streets. Lynn was
very largely represented IN the hghting
REGIMENT, II Massachusetts, and the men
Nho fought az AntietIm and In the forlorn
bore al fredericksburg, and faced clcn
other in tie trenchc, around Petersburg,
ale traiCrnizlng in q cordial way. The d..
coiaiions we're not prOfuse. but nearly
every orc put out a nag. Grand Army
Hall wa, beautifully decorated, the entire
font htiDg covered With fcstOOns OF bunt.
n < and Ilories Of illgs and shields. In
tie Contrc was the word " Welcome and
ca either side were the state arms OF Massa-
c.n'cits aud Virginia.
The Lynn Post parlded at quarter pas,
O'Clock, having 800 men IN line. L.
marched directly to tie Revere Beach sta
tion. where the escort was already Drawn
up in lire. The sidewalks were covered
and the street filed with dense mass of
humanity. The train bearing the visitors
did not arrive until 10 o'clock. When the
First Regiment band came out OF the sta
ton playing the Bonnie Blue Flag"
thtre was q hearty clipping OF hands and
waving ~ handkerchiefs. The band wa,
followed Immediately by Post IL, Grand
Amy OF the Republic, Of Boston, escorted
by is armed battalion carrying drawn
>abTes.
CHEER uPoN CHEER.
The grays appeared, and As the veterans
from Richmond came out upon the street
cheer upon cheer rose from the multitude
and the great crowd Surged toward them
requiring the active efforts OF tue police -
press it back. The veteran. aud their es-
- Ya.rfrsa tpifh tho n
lutcs from the Lynn comrades. who could
rot resist shouting, IIalloa, JOHNNY; got
any tObacco want to swap for Coffee
Every time the CHEEKY reply would come
bacb, "All right, Iank; pass over the
coffee" and then there would be q roar OF
laughter from the people in the crowd. So
it went until the long column had pissed.
THE CITY's GUESTS.
The visitors drew up IN line, and then
returned the donors to the Lynn comrades.
l he formation being complete, the column
moved up Market street, through City.
Hall square. thence between the park and
the common. and down South. COmmon
street to the city hall, where the mayor,
with the Board Of Aldermen, received
trcm and extended a cordial welcome,
ana invited the visitors to consider them
selves the City's hOnOred guests.
COMMANDER PHILLIPS.
Colonel Phillips replied as follows:
"Mr. MayOr,-It is with feelings OF I'M
alloyed fri tHdShip we visit you and par
take Of your kindness and hospitality. We
shall never FORGET the grand reception we
have received throughout the North. The
citizens Of Lynn have our heartfelt thanks
The Mayor and members OF the city gov
eminent, in carriages, joined in the parade.
and the line of march was taken uD, headed
by Colonel A. G. Sbepperd, OF the Gov
crnor', stan. During The march through
some Of the principal streets the COnfede-
rates were loudly applauded. After visit.
ing Post - new building, which is the
finest Grand Army OF the Republic build
iug in the country, the march va, taken up
10 the Commons, where a mammoth tent
had been erected. in when to serve the
banquet. City.Soicitor John W. Berry
acted as too-t-maser.
ADDRESS or WELCOME.
Mayor HATS address Of welcome was n
follows:
MIR. Precedent. Friends. and Fellow
Citizens, We are honored to-day by the
presence Of our felow-citzens from the
grand old State of Virginia. and this Is not
the first time that her sons have been upon
tie soil OF Massachusetts, for the sons OF
those two STATES stood shoulder to shoulder
in the struggle for independence from the
time that Washington tool, command OF the
army at Cambridge until the surrender OF
COrnwalli. at Yorktown, and it gives me
great pleasure in behalf OF our citizens TO
once more welcome within our border our
friends. We recognize you a. citizens with
Us, with one common country, with the
same hOpes, the same purpose, and the same
destny--tO make our country the HIGHT OF
the world. shedding over the earth the
mingled IaCilnce of peace, liberty, and
happiness.
"In conclusion, allow noe to say that the
state, Of Virginia and Massachusetts, con-
tanning the sacred dust II Washington and
Jefferson and Adams and Hancock, are ce-
mentCd by ties That can never be broken
wow. side by side in the nations life.
And shoulder To shoulder ara we.
And We know by the grip Of our hands IN
strife
what the strength Of our love may be-
Other speeches were made by Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodec and others, including remarks
by some Of the visiting posts.
The visitor, lift for Nahant in carriage,
at $3.50, and After inspecting the attraction,
OF the famOU, resort were Cn'ertlined at
the residence OF Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge.
late in the afternoon a steamer was taken
for Boston. giving splendid view OF tn"
picturesque marine approaches 10 Boston.
TIT PRESS.
The pro-, generally THROUGHOUT New
ENGLAND, ut particularly in Boston, con-
tnue TO comment cditorjally in the most
complimentary manner on the presence OF
tie visitors.
The Gi0te tomorrow will. on its frs,
page. contain a large cut representing a
Union and Confederate soldier cla>ping
hands over the altar Of Liberty, while
stands u Virginia and Massachusetts Has
are stacked around them, q spread EAGLE
covering the whole. Below viii be two
verse, hy the Wcll-knOwn New England
Journalist, Jane, w. Clark, adapted after
Burns famous poem entitled " Brothers for
a That"
For n that ana a. that,
The party tricks and a that,
Tho lime has come that North and South
VIII brothers be for a. that.
Let Sherman talk and ROsser too,
koyiyinC hate and Il that,
In Fsnueil Hall the gray and blue
Have shaken hands Tor a that.
Yrginia's here for a that
The rebel yell aud a. that,
And massachusetts, hand IL hers
With all our hearts for n that
The world spins on for a that
The foolish talk and a that.
one country and one flag Is ours
Forever more for a that
Tonight the veterans will he rendered
receptions by the various clubs, one dele